Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-03

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ShuddeTs. Long galleries stretched
10 right and left in patches of silvery
light and sombre shade. And the
beating OF our own hearts was the
only sound we heard and we didn't
heSr that-wS felt II. The fact was,
we we're in highly nervous state
with Eae tea we had had and not only
felt Increasingly shy of the watch
men. but also of the things in the
rooms. SO magnihed and distorted by
the moonlight.
Waat in the world is that, Norval? !?
said VIII. in stage whisper, clutch
ing nv arm. It's like grasshopper.
Certainly the creature. which was
st leas1 three feet high, looked as if
it vas just gong to spring.
If it Is $ colonial gIasshopper it's
dead. l said, bravely. Come on,
Win.
And l marched up to the hideous in
sect, which developed into new
/ tangled machine for learning to swim.
Another fright pleasantly disposed
OF. One of the most lively effects,
| and which rewarded US for all our
fright. was view OF the streets of
Old London by moonlight. 1t was
the zeal thing You could just i'm
agine you were taking a moonlight
stroll along Cheapside during the
plague, alI was SO still and deserted.
The gates reminded me forcibly of
one at Constance, with John Huss'
house hard by
We were just walking through it
when We heard q football approach
ing. We pushed open low door
and crouched inside behind a count
er. while through the gateway and
away down the street We had just
come up. with 8 swinging glass Ian
tern and stick in his hand, and soft
felt hat on his head. passed one of
the watchmen.
We felt agitated; we couldn't tell
why. al the sight of this being. and
became more so when the first thing
that met Us, on entering the eating
house opposite, was q CHASTITY female
figure in red pointing her skinny fin
ger right 81 US as much as 10 say:
Il see you Will Burns and Norval
Shepherd; yorr names shall appear
tomorrow in all the papers, and you
shall both be ruined for your mad
freak
Seriously, l think We should have
deserved it. We couldn't see much
OF the exhibition, of course. but we
should have seen much mole than we
did only we were too nervous; we
thought it was the tea after that IS.
Cd. dinner. Tea does make one ner-
vons. We came upon a dish full of
little rolls and butter.
Here's lucky find, said VIII, tax
ing oct piece of newspaper; they'll
help our dry bread down when early
breakfast time comes. But when we
came to touch, they turned out to be
nothing but silk cocoons. Not a
fright this time but disappointment.
The Indian court was well lighted by
the moon. and We could see the small
est objects in the cases. At the top,
L was just peeTing into the Indian
jungle when | felt a cold hand touch
my face.
Don't do that, Will, i said, start
ing back. You know Im nervous
didn't touch you, returned Will.
1 wasn't near you.
looked in once more. but oh, the
thrill that went through me as l felt
tue fingers on ny cheek again. 1t
wasn't Viii; be had moved further
On. | put up ny hand and touched
a cold face within foot of NINE. |
smothered a yell, and shuddered qui-
etly.
Who are you: | asked soto voice.
What's up, Norval: said Will but
l couldn't move orspeak. He had
iIgnled his lantern and turned into
the dark spot where l stood, and re-
yealed an Indian figure that, with
hideous cunning, had been put stand
ing in front of the glass in suct a
way as to touch any one looking into
the case.
Come along, L said. regaining my
voice. | don't think this is an inter-
esling place al ali.
Just then the 1atchman's footstep
coming up the Indian court was
heard We did not run, but we adj
vanced rapidly, Will first, into a
shallow pond that had been made
carelessly right in the middle of the
hcor IN a part that was pitch dark
We got wet up to our knees, and
made great splashing, our hearts,
as usual. IN our mouths. However,
out We scrambled and hurried along
on the mating, where our wet boots
left no track, 10 a line Of carriages. |
We found q door unlocked and 90; l
in.
Home, said VIII to the imaginary
driver.
Lie well back, said he's coming
up this way
And surely enough be did. Tue
pond was still very wayy, which
decidedly puzzled him. He looked /
at il, walked round il twice, and then l
looked At il again with hIs lantern.